Railway-tie.



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- PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906 v. D. SUMNER. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILEDJULYB. 1906.

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PATENTED NOV. 18, 1906.

VIRGIL D. SUMNER, OF SUMNER, MISSISSIPPI.

RAI LWAY-Tl E Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Application filed July 13,1906. Serial No. 326,067.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VIRGIL D. SUMNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sumner, in the county of Tallahatchie, State of Mississippi,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in railway-ties, and moreparticularly to a twopart tie made of metal.

The object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway-tie made,preferably, of steel, but which may be made of any suitable material,which will rigidly secure the rails in place without the use of spikesor other fastening devices, and which is simple, inexpensive and durablein construction, exceedingly easy to assemble or take apart, and whenthe parts are assembled and secured together it is as solid as aone-piece tie and will retain its normal position under all conditions.

The invention consists in the several features and combinations offeatures, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my inventionas it appears when applied to the rails Fig. 2, a cross-sectional viewon the line a: w of Fig. 1 Fig. 3, a side elevation; Fig. 4, across-section of the tie on line y y of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a side elevationof one part of the tie; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the opposite part;Fig. 7, a detail view of one of the lockingbolts; Fig. 8, a detail viewof one of the spring-clips for locking the tie-securing bolts. 7

In the drawings, in which like numerals of reference denote like partsthroughout the several views, 1 represents a railway-tie constructed inaccordance with my invention, which comprises two parts 2 and 3, one ofsaid parts being the exact counterpart of the other. Each of said partsis provided with a flat base 4, provided at one end with aninwardly-extending lug 5, a recess 6, and at approximately the centerwith an upwardlyeXtending vertical flange 7, having a lug 8 at one endand a recess 9 in its upper edge, said vertical flanges also having twokeyholeshaped slots 10 and vertically elongated holes 11, havinginclined grooves 12 leading thereto, designed for the purpose ofreceivand longitudinal grooves 13, designed to receive the end of asuitable tool when it is desired to remove the spring-clip. The twoparts of the railway-tie are clamped together by means of two bolts 14,each provided with hooks 15 at one end and a lug 16 at the opposite end.A spring-clip 17 is passed over the flanges of the two parts of the tie,and its upper portion 18 is seated in the recesses 9, and the lower endsare bent inwardly, as at 19, and engage the longitudinal grooves 13, andthe side edges 20 abut against the lugs 16 of the bolts 14 and lock saidbolts and prevent them from turning. Holes 21 are provided in thebase-flanges of the tie for the purpose of receiving spikes to fastenthe ties to bridges or timbers on inclines by means of bolts or othersimilar devices when found necessary.

22 designates sections of rails. When the two parts, which, as beforestated, are exactly alike, are brought together with the verticalflanges 7 against each other and the base portions 4 in the samehorizontal plane side by side, the lugs 5 on one part will standopposite the lugs 8 of the other part and embrace the flanges of therails. Then in order to secure the'two parts of the tie together andupon the rails the bolts 14 are inserted in the keyhole-shaped slots 10,which-are in alinement and then turned so that the hooked ends 15 andthe lugs 16 project downward. The clip 17 is then inserted over theflanges 7 of both parts of the tie and. pushed down until the upperportion 18 seats in the recesses 9, the lower bent ends 19 seat in thelongitudinal grooves 13, and the side edges 20 abut against the lugs 16of the bolts 14 and prevent them from turning. It will be seen that incase a rail or a tie is broken the two parts of the tie can be readilydetached by removing the bolts and the broken part replaced.

I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the specificdetails of'construction and arrangement as herein described andillustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may bemade in the features of construction and arrangement on the adaptationof the device to the various conditions of use without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I thereforereserve the right 2. A railway-tie comprising two parts each 7 providedwith rail-retaining lugs and flanges, bolts for securing said partstogether, grooves 1n said flanges and means designed to engage saidgrooves and lock said bolts in place, substantially as described.

3. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retaininglugs, bolts for securing said parts together and means designed to beinserted over the upper portion of said tie to lock said bolts in place,substantially as described.

4. A railway-tie comprising two parts each part provided withrail-retaining lugs, bolts for securing said parts together and a clip,

for locking said bolts in place, substantially as described.

5. A railway-tie comprising two parts each part provided withrail-retaining lugs, bolts for securing said parts together and aspringclip designed to be inserted over the top of said tie to lock saidbolts in place, substantially as described.

6. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retaininglugs, flanges, provided with keyhole-shaped slots, bolts designed to beinserted in said slots and means designed to abut against said bolts andlock them in place, substantially as described.

7. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retaininglugs, flanges provided with recesses and slots, bolts designed to beinserted in said slots and having lugs and a clip designed to be seatedin the recesses of the flanges, and lock said bolts in place,substantially as described.

8. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retaininglugs, vertical flanges having grooves, bolts for securing said partstogether and a clip for locking said bolts in place, designed to beinserted over said flanges and have its lower ends seated in the groovesof the flanges, substantially as described.

9. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retaininglugs, a vertical flange provided with a recess in the upper edge andalso provided with keyhole-slots and a groove, bolts designed tobeinserted in said slots and a clip for locking said bolts in place,designed to be seated in the recesses in the vertical flange and toengage the grooves, substantially as described.

10. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retainingmeans and flanges, bolts for securing said parts together, and meansforlocking said bolts in place simultaneously substantially as described.

11. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retainingmeans and flanges, bolts for securing said parts 'together and means forlocking said bolts de signed to be inserted between them, substantiallyas described.

12. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retainingmeans and flanges having slots, and bolts designed to be inserted intosaid slots each having a hook at one end and a lug at the opposite end,and means for locking said bolts in place, sub stantially as described.

13. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with railretainingmeans and flanges, having slots and bolts designed to be inserted intosaid slots, each having a hook at one end and a lug at the opposite endand a clip for locking said bolts in place simultaneously substantiallyas described.

1 1. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided withrail-retaining means and vertical flanges having slots and boltsdesigned to be inserted into said slots each having a hook at one endand a lug at the opposite end, and a spring-clip for locking said boltsin place, substantially as described.

15. A railway-tie comprising two parts each provided with rail-retainingmeans and flanges, having grooves, bolts for securing said flangestogether and a clip for locking said bolts, having inwardly-curved lowerends designed to be seated in said grooves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V IRGIL D. SUMNER. Witnesses R. L. WARD, O. Buronn.

